69-year-old American track athlete sanctioned for doping: He tested positive for a cocktail of drugs

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The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced on September 5 that Michael Hooker, of Nashville, Tennessee, is suspended for three years for doping. The septuagenarian-near-septarian is a shot putter. The event took place on July 17, 2025, at Milton Frank Stadium in Huntsville, Alabama. The nearly 70-year-old tested positive for a mesterolone metabolite, 3α-hydroxy-1α-methyl-5α-androstan-17-one, as […]

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